Lantern hanger



W. L. BEAR LANTERN HANGER Sept s, 1925. 1,553312 Filed Oct. 6, 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l a ATTORNEY M l/2am Bea/f WITNESS:

INVENTOR Sept. s, 1925.

I W. L. BEAR LANTERN HANGER Filed 00's., 6, 1924 2 Shuts-Sheet 2 WWW INVENTOR en ma/1M ATTORN EY WITNESS:

Patented Sept. 8, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LANTERN HANGER.

Application filed October 6, 1924. Serial No. 742,077.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. BEAR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cedar Rapids, in the county of Linn and State of Iowa, have invented new and useful Improvements in Lantern Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention has reference to a hanger for lanterns.

My object is to produce a device of thls character which shall be of an extremely simple construction which may be cheaply manufactured, marketed and secured upon a support, and whereby the bail of a lantern will be automatically directed into the jaw of the device and the lantern sustained thus suspended against accidental removal from any cause.

A further object is to produce a lantern hanger in which the hook engaging member for the hail of the lantern may be provided with a shield, and the said shield serves as a means for receiving thereon advertising matter. 26 The foregoing, and other objects which will present themselves as the nature of the invention is better understood, may be accomplished by a construction such as is disclosed by the drawings which accompany and which form part of this application.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a lantern suspended in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective View of the hanger.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a slight modification.

Figure 4 is a view showing the hanger provided with a shield, the latter serving as an advertising medium.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 55 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a still further modification.

It will be noted as the description progresses that the jaw or hook portion of my improved hanger is in each instance of a similar construction, and also that in every instance the hanger is formed of wire.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, and Figures 1 and 2 in particular, the numeral 1 designates the hanger in its entirety.

The strand of wire from which the hanger is formed is bent angularly at one of its ends, as indicated by the numeral 2, the said end being arranged against a support 3 and secured thereto by a staple 4. From the end 4 the wire is continued downwardly with respect to the support 3 providing an arm 5, a staple 6 securing the arm to the support. The arm 5 of the body terminates in an outwardly directed downwardly inclined portion 7, and the end of this portion is formed with the substantially U-shaped hook 8 of the device. The hook 8 is arranged at an angle with respect to the body of the improvement, the outer arm 9 of the hook being of a materially greater length than the inner arm 10. The outer arm 9 has its end rounded upon itself, as at 11 and con tinued to provide a beak 12 which is directed toward the body but which terminates a slight but suitable distance above the angle portion 7 of the body. The space 13, between the beak 11 and the angle portion 7 of the body provides a passage for the bail 14 of a lantern 15. This passage, in reality, forms the throat of the hook. In arranging the bail of the lantern in the hanger the same is first brought against the beak 11 which will direct the said bail on to the angle portion 7 of the body, through the throat 13 and into the hook 8. l/Vhen so arranged the lantern cannot be accidentally removed from the device, but a removal thereof may be readily facilitated by simply raising the bail on to the angle portion 7 of the body and from thence lifting the said bail above the beak 12.

In Figure 3 the construction is substantially similar to that previously described, except that the body strand 16 of the hanger has its outer end bent upon itself to provide an eye 17 for the reception of a securing element. Around the straight body portion 16 there is twisted, as at 18, a wire strand. The ends of this strand are directed at opposite upward angles with respect to the body providing what I will term arms 19 respectively, the said arms having their ends bent to provide eyes 20 for the reception of securing elements whereby the device is sustained upon a support.

In Figures 4 and 5, the hanger construction is precisely similar to that disclosed in Figures 1 and 2, but the said hanger is enclosed by a shield 21. The shield is preterably constructed. from a single strip of suitable metal, arched on itself from its edges and its said edges secured to a support- 22.

The supports 8 and 122 maybe-in the nature of posts, rails, or in fact any other devices from which the lantern is toihe -suspended. The device, as stated, being constructed of wire permits o f'the bodyportion thereof being bent in other forms than that above described, as for instance the same may be coiled uponitsel-f, as illustrated 'in Figure 6.0'f thedrawings, so'that the same may be sustained from a round support-such as a bar=or iron of a vehicle.

When the shield21 is employed, suitable advertising matter 'is imprinted or pasted thereon. The bottom of the shield being open readily permits of the'insertion of the bail of the lantern therein for proper en'- gagement with the hook o't the'hanger.

fixedto a support, an'arinextending downinvention, I

wardly-theretrom and merging into a downwardly and outwardly inclined portion whose end terminates in a substantially U- shaped portion, the arms of which being disposed at an inward angle and the outer a-rm being'of a greater length than the inner arm and extended beyond the said angle portion of the first mentioned arm, the outer arm-of the hook being bentand extended at an "inclination toward but ter minating a-slight-distance away from-the juncture of the first-=mentioned "arm, and the said distance being only slightly less than the distance between "the erms of. i the U-shaped' portion.

In testimony whereof I afli x my. sirgnature.

'WILDIAM LGREN BEAR.- 

